Vegetable gardening 101, edible landscaping and attracting pollinators using flowers are a few of the sessions featured at the annual Plantastic Vegetable Gardening Seminar on Feb. 27. The Gillespie County AgriLife Extension Office and the Hill Country Master Gardeners will hold the eighth annual se...

Emerson Kirchner, a sixth grader at Fredericksburg Middle School, paved a new path with his 4-H project – a Purple Martin Conservation Project. The idea came to him at a science camp at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. One of the presenters brought up Purple Martins, a threatened bird species. “The...

The Gillespie County AgriLife Extension Office announced its winter programming. The office said after a cold snap, chill hours, under 45 degrees Farenheit, is up to 482. Many peach varieties in Central Texas need between 550-850 hours for proper development, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extensio...

Gillespie Livestock Co., Inc. Market Report www.gillespielivestock.com Cattle – 1249 head Cows and bulls .................. steady Steers ...............

The Gillespie County Extension Office agents will talk about growing and cooking tomatoes on Friday, Feb. 6. The Grow It, Cook It, Preserve It class r...

Learn about the top vegetable gardening mistakes at the annual Plantastic Vegetable Gardening Seminar on Feb. 27. The Gillespie County AgriLife Extens...